Tsotso Surname
Approximately 1,124 people bear this surname
Tsotso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 953 | 1:56,850 | 7,218 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 40 | 1:975,982 | 42,738 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Tsotso (232) may also be a first name.
Tsotso Demographics
Average Tsotso Salary in
South Africa
R 115,176
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Tsotso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tsotso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tsotso (Georgian: ცოცო, Russian: Цоцо, Tibetan: མཚོ་མཚོ་) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tsotso? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 329,664th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,483,582 people. The last name Tsotso occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tsotso reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 588,797th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 232 people.
Tsotso is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 953 people, or 1 in 56,850. In South Africa Tsotso is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent live, Western Cape, where 17 percent live and Gauteng, where 16 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Tsotso Last Name Statistics demography
Tsotso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.53% less than the national average, earning R 115,176 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tsotsos | 92 | 838 | / |
| Tsotsou | 92 | 307 | / |
| Tsotsoo | 92 | 5 | / |
| Tshotso | 92 | 4 | / |
| Tsotsho | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tsotsop | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tsoso | 91 | 56 | / |
| Tshotsho | 86 | 922 | / |
| Tsoutsos | 86 | 292 | / |
| Tsoutsou | 86 | 130 | / |
| Tsotsios | 86 | 29 | / |
| Tsiotsos | 86 | 21 | / |
| Tsiotsou | 86 | 9 | / |
| Tsoitsoo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tsoitsoi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tsoutsop | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tsotsa | 83 | 1,073 | / |
| Tshoso | 83 | 149 | / |
| Tsosho | 83 | 37 | / |
| Tsosso | 83 | 11 | / |
| Tsiotsios | 80 | 441 | / |
| Tsouytsou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tsoutsa | 77 | 391 | / |
| Tsotsas | 77 | 57 | / |
| Tsotsha | 77 | 8 | / |
| Tsetsio | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tshosho | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tsotsap | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsotdzo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsiotsa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsosoup | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsotzos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsousso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsetsuo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tsiostsios | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ts'ots'ots | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tsosa | 73 | 109 | / |
| Tsozo | 73 | 37 | / |
| Cotso | 73 | 13 | / |
| Tsaso | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tsoutsas | 71 | 790 | / |
| Tshotsha | 71 | 192 | / |
| Tsoutsia | 71 | 77 | / |
| Tshatsho | 71 | 53 | / |
| Tsiotsia | 71 | 42 | / |
| Tshetsho | 71 | 27 | / |
| Tsatsios | 71 | 21 | / |
| Tsoutseu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsoussou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsousouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsosttsa | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tsatsa | 67 | 1,869 | / |
| Tsodzo | 67 | 873 | / |
| Tshosa | 67 | 624 | / |
| Tjotjo | 67 | 341 | / |
| Tsutsa | 67 | 282 | / |
| Zhotso | 67 | 130 | / |
| Dzotso | 67 | 109 | / |
| Tsetsa | 67 | 98 | / |
| Tshozo | 67 | 76 | / |
| Csocso | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tsiosa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chotso | 67 | 25 | / |
| Cotsho | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ts'osa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tsauso | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tzotzo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cotsoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsotza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zotsho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tsocho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thsosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsasos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cootso | 67 | 1 | / |
| T'Sosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tsozoo | 67 | 1 | / |
Tsotso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tsotso in the Georgian language | ||
| ცოცო | tsotso | - |
| Tsotso in the Tibetan language | ||
| མཚོ་མཚོ་ | tsotso | - |
| Tsotso in the Russian language | ||
| Цоцо | coco | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tsotso
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